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Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David is a reporter and community correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach him at dbendavid@thejc.com

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Holocaust Memorial Day

Sunak in ‘intimate’ meeting with Lily Ebert, 100, for Holocaust Memorial Day

Lily’s great-grandson Dov Forman told the JC it was an ‘incredibly moving’ moment

By Daniel Ben-David

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24/01/2024. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Itay Sagy, who is being supported by Beit Halochem

UK charity supports surge in demand for IDF rehab centres

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Marc Morris with his wife Nicola

Community mourns much-loved photographer Marc Morris

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Members of the Leaders Forum to Fight Antisemitism and Racism (ELCA) and the candles they have just lit, January 23, 2024

Former Israeli president links Auschwitz ceremony to October 7 attacks

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I was naïve about Jew-hate, Musk tells Auschwitz

Tesla founder toured the death camp ahead of a major event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 22, 2024 17:27

Elon Musk is presented with a statue that was created out of a rocket that fell on a kindergarten in Be'eri, with former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, January 22, 2024 (Credit: Bartek Dziedzic)

Tube driver who led ‘free Palestine’ chant keeps his job after ‘apologising to faith leaders’

The viral incident occured as many thousands took part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration through London

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January 18, 2024 16:30

An underground tube train stands at a platform at Parsons Green (Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Keir Starmer: This year ‘Never Again’ must be said more defiantly

The Labour Party leader made the remarks in a room of prominent Westminster figures, Holocaust survivors, religious and community leaders

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January 18, 2024 15:47

Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the His Majesty's Opposition, speaks to attendees of the Holocaust Education Trust, January 17, 2023 (Credit: Holocaust Education Trust)

International politics experts Ben & Jerry’s calls for ceasefire in Gaza

The company’s board chair said it was ‘stunning’ more brands didn’t share their personal opinions with consumers

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January 17, 2024 11:50

An Israeli flag is set atop a delivery truck outside US ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia, July 21, 2021 (Credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Cycling star supports ride to bring hostages home

London joined the thousands for the global initiative

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January 16, 2024 13:56

Cyclists on the ride for the hostages in London (Photo: Sharon Green)

After 100 days of war, tens of thousands stand with Israel in Trafalgar Square

Attendees stood in solidarity with Israel, calling for a release of all remaining hostages

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January 14, 2024 20:50

Up to 40,000 people attended the rally for Israel in Trafalgar Square, January 14, 2023

How to dismantle South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel

They key points to make the case for Israel

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January 12, 2024 14:00

Judges enter the courtroom prior to the verdict in the case against Japanese whaling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 31, 2014. The UN's top International Court of Justice will rule today whether Japan has the right to hunt whales in the Antarctic, in an emotive case activists say is make-or-break for the giant mammal's future. AFP PHOTO / ANP / MARTIJN BEEKMAN ***Netherlands out*** (Photo credit should read Martijn Beekman/AFP via Getty Images)

South African delegate to Hague says Jews go to ‘church’, prompting ridicule

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that in South Africa Jews ‘attend churches in peace’

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January 11, 2024 15:49

South Africa’s Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola, speaks ahead of the genocide hearings against Israel (Credit: Social media)

Eylon Levy: Your kids can learn to defend Israel like me

The UK-born spokesman for Israel, who will appear at the Stand With Us rally in London on Sunday, talks to the JC about how he learnt his trade

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January 11, 2024 13:02

Eylon Levy raises his eyebrows in response to a question during an interview with Kay Burley (Credit: Twitter/X)

Former supreme court judge says Hague case is an ‘insult to meaning of genocide’

Rosalie Silberman Abella writes that the ICJ move is an ‘abuse of the principles of the international legal order’

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January 11, 2024 12:07

The International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands (Photo: Getty)

Hundreds of cyclists to ride through London in solidarity with hostages held by Hamas

The route will end in time for the pro-Israel rally in central London later on Sunday

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January 10, 2024 17:48

Chris Froome rides a bicycle in Jerusalem during the team presentation of the 101st edition of the Tour of Italy championship, May 3, 2018 (Credit: LUK BENIES /AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands to rally in central London in support of Israel this Sunday

The event is being organised by the 7/10 Human Chain Project, which is dedicated to ensuring the safe return of all remaining hostages held by Hamas

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January 9, 2024 13:41

People in London participate in a 'Bring Them Home' solidarity rally in Trafalgar Square calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, October 22, 2023 (Credit: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

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